The playdate from hell

Well I had a play date over this afternoon and let's just say it was EXHAUSTING. This kid has a TONNE of energy and has a very high pitched (irritating) voice. He is EVERYWHERE and is constantly yapping in this affected, silly manner which URKS me cause then ds starts up and I have to give him the LOOK 20 millions times to talk properly. Maybe not the Queens English but at LEAST something semi NORMAL and in the ENGLISH range.

So it becomes evident to me VERY early in the play date that our guest is NOT here to play with my son but to scour the house and play with all our toys. @@ nice. So ds is being ditched in every room so *T* can go check out what's in the NEXT room. Poor guy. He kept saying "*T* watch me do this" and trying to get his attention but he just wanted to check out the stuff. I mean typical kid stuff but ugh....then he started getting just plain RUDE with me and not listening (jumping on the couch, yelling, slamming things down) So I did have to talk sternly to him a couple of times. Hell, what the worst thing? he may not want to come back again?? HALLELUJAH GEORGE!!! and I will not have him doing things I would not allow my own kids to do so ya, you may not like me anymore kid.

FINALLY, his Mom came and picked him and AND took ds back to her place until later tonight. I wish her luck cause the way *T* is today, she is in for a rough night. I read Gareth the riot act and that he MUST use his manners and listen to *T*'s Mom. I hope he listened and they are being little angels for her......uhhhh ya right....she has a better chance winning the lottery tonight!!

I have discovered this.....I really do not like other people's kids. Yes, that is a mean and selfish thing to say but it's true!! I can't stand alot of the crap that people are "teaching" their kids such as the choice language that comes out of *T*'s mouth quite frequently because his parents do not censor themselves in the LEAST. So here you are trying to teach your child to use their manners and be polite and they meet kids like *T* who, through no fault of their own, teach YOUR kids how to drive you INSANE and make you have to deprogram them constantly. I let ds go for these play dates (which are few and far between) because I want him to have friends and he really does like *T* and he's not aggressive with ds, just a tad WILD.

**SIGH** aren't there anymore parents out there teaching their kids to be polite, nice and respectful while still being fun and adventurous?? Please tell me where you are!!

and Lee and Elle....I know where you live ;)